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Blockchain Technology: Security and Privacy Issues

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Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes

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Distributed Ledger and Blockchain technology decentralise the way we store data and manage information. Blockchain technology is the backbone of most cryptocurrencies, but also is being explored in other serious fields, such as new governance systems with more participatory decision-making, and decentralised autonomous organisations that can operate without human intervention. In all these cases, data immutability and security are highly valuable. Blockchain technology prevents data feed failure and corruption and creates mechanisms that grant protection to distributed systems.

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  1. School of Computer Science and Informatics, De Montfort University Leicester, Leicester, LE1 9BH, UK

    Nathan Clark & Leandros Maglaras

  2. Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering, University of West Attica, Attica, Greece

    Ioanna Kantzavelou & Nestoras Chouliaras

  3. Department of Computer Science, Guelma University, Guelma, 24000, Algeria

    Mohamed Amine Ferrag

  4. Networks and Systems Laboratory, Badji Mokhtar University, Annaba, 23000, Algeria

    Mohamed Amine Ferrag

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  2. Department of Applied Economics, Hunan International Economics University, Hunan, China

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  3. Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, China

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Clark, N., Maglaras, L., Kantzavelou, I., Chouliaras, N., Ferrag, M.A. (2021). Blockchain Technology: Security and Privacy Issues. In: Patnaik, S., Wang, TS., Shen, T., Panigrahi, S.K. (eds) Blockchain Technology and Innovations in Business Processes. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 219. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6470-7_6

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